BLESSED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL DE STA. ROSA INC.

Rizal Blvd. Balibago, City of Santa Rosa

SY: 2019-2020 SCORE:
DIAGNOSTIC EXAM - UCSP

Name: ____________________________

General Directions: Read the following questions/directions carefully. Shade the circle that
corresponds to the letter of the best answer. Shading of two circles invalidates the answer. Any form
of ERASURE in the ANSWER SHEET is considered WRONG.
I. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Choose the letter that best describes your answer then write it on the space
provided.
_______ 1. It refers to the differences in social behaviors that different cultures exhibit around the world.
Examples of this are nationality, exceptionality, and religion
A. culture B. cultural variation C. social status D. social differences
_______ 2. The differences among the individuals based on social characteristics and qualities. Examples of
this are exceptionality, gender, and socio-economic status.
A. culture B. cultural variation C. social status D. social differences
_______ 3. Which of the following is NOT true about religion?
A. It came from the word religare. C. It is a system of beliefs and practices.
B. It binds together. D. It shows how to govern our society.
_______ 4. If cultural variation focuses on social behaviour, social differences in other hand focuses on _____.
A. social norm B. social stratification C. social characteristics D. socially constructed
_______ 5. It is known as bribery where there is an influential mediator to speed up processes.
A. padrino system B. lagay C. food taboos D. istambay
_______ 6. When one family occupies majority of the positions in the government it is said that __________ is
present.
A. padrino system B. lagay C. political dynasty D. nepotism
_______ 7. If grades were to be the basis of Rusty‟s standing in his economics class, he would surely fail the
course. However, he was given a passing grade by his economics teacher, who happened to be a childhood
friend of his mother. Which of the following social phenomena is present?
A. padrino system B. lagay C. political dynasty D. nepotism
_______ 8. Iglesia Ni Cristo believers do not eat blood because they believe that blood is life. This is an
example of ___________.
A. padrino system B. lagay C. political dynasty D. food taboo
_______ 9. The EDSA People Power Revolution of 2001 that toppled the presidency of Joseph Estrada is an
example of __________.
A. social change B. cultural change C. national change D. political change
_______ 10. Querida system has been a trend ever since. It caused changes in the family landscape for
decades. This shows________.
A. social change B. cultural change C. national change D. political change
_______ 11. Through e-mail exchange of messages had been quick. This shows the evolution of conventional
to traditional way of communication. What type of change is present?
A. social change B. cultural change C. national change D. political change
_______ 12. Game trends. Children before wanted to play outside until video games evolved and from that
time children stayed indoors. For several years video games had also evolved from conventional video gaming
to Farmville, Pokemon Go and now Everwing. Changes with respect to these is called ______.
A. social change B. cultural change C. national change D. political change
_______ 13. It is the scientific study of humanity.
A. sociology B. anthropology C. political science D. social science
_______ 14. It is the scientific study of social behaviour and human groups and focuses on social
relationships.
A. sociology B. anthropology C. political science D. social science
_______ 15. Who is coined as the “Father of Sociology”?
A. Auguste Comte B. Arnold Toynbee C. Ferdinand Tonnies D. Robert Fox
_______ 16. It is the study of politics.
A. sociology B. anthropology C. political science D. social science
_______ 17. This is based on the belief that analyses a living organism where the scientist‟s task is to identify
the various parts and determine how they work.
A. sociological view B. structural-functionalist C. conflict D. symbolic-interactionism
_______ 18. It is the clash between two opposing sides.
A. sociological view B. structural-functionalist C. conflict D. symbolic-interactionism
_______ 19. Language, gestures are used to induce interaction among members of society.
A. sociological view B. structural-functionalist C. conflict D. symbolic-interactionism
_______ 20. It studies changes that have taken place in language over time.
A. anthropological linguistics B. ethnology C. physical anthropology D. cultural anthropology
_______ 21. It deals with how and why recent cultures differ and are similar.
A. anthropological linguistics B. ethnology C. physical anthropology D. cultural anthropology
_______ 22. It focuses on humans as biological organism tracing the evolutionary development and looking at
biological variations.
A. anthropological linguistics B. ethnology C. physical anthropology D. cultural anthropology
_______ 23. Which of the following is NOT an element of the state?
A. territory B. government C. executive D. sovereignty
_______ 24. All of the following describes a society EXCEPT:
A. Composed of interconnected people B. Same territory, language, culture
C. Purpose is for collective survival D. Governs the people in a territory
_______ 25. What is the function of culture?
A. determine what is proper to eat B. establish the appropriate clothes to wear
C. determine whether who will have approved sexual contact with whom D. all of the above
_______ 26. Japanese diet consist largely of fish, seafood and vegetables because Japan is an archipelago
and the sea provided consistent source of food. Which of the following explains the statement?
A. Climate, society and geography can affect cultural aspects.
B. When people reside in an archipelagic country they eat fish.
C. Japanese have a healthy diet.
D. The resources in the country boosts Japan economy.
_______ 27. Which of the following explains the illustration?
A. Culture is the sum of an individual‟s way of life.
B. Culture modifies environment and environment modifies culture as well.
C. Environment is an important aspect of culture.
D. Culture can be modified by the environment.
_______ 28. Classical music, opera and ballet are examples of world culture. These belongs to ______.
A. ideal culture B. real culture C. popular culture D. high culture
_______ 29. Park Lee Daks (just a pseudonym) is a Filipino teenager who is fond of listening to Super Junior
Band. There isn‟t a day that he wouldn‟t play „Sorry,Sorry‟ by the said band. This is an example of _______.
A. ideal culture B. real culture C. popular culture D. high culture environment
_______ 30. Ideal culture: what should be; Real culture: _____.
A. what it is B. how it is C. why should be D. how it should be
_______ 31. A child goes to school to learn knowledge, skills and attitude that he/she can use in his/ her future
life. What aspect of culture describes this phenomenon?
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization or enculturation
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization or enculturation
_______ 32. Tiburcio‟s family owns a furniture shop. Everyday he sees how his father and their workers create
furniture. One time he was tasked by his father to try to create one. He then easily created one.
What aspect of culture describes this phenomenon?
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization or enculturation
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization or enculturation
_______ 33. It is the most important means of cultural transmission.
A. school B. education C. language D. symbols
_______ 34. When an Ifugao went to Manila to apply for a job, he will not wear his bahag and will wear a
formal attire. This shows that culture is ____.
A. shared and contested B. learning through socialization or enculturation
C. dynamic, flexible and adaptive D. transmitted through socialization or enculturation
_______ 35. It is known as the “store house of culture.”
A. symbols B. language C. school D. education
_______ 36. It is the study of language.
A. anthropology B. linguistics C. syntax D. morphology
_______ 37. Divorce is legal in the United States but is not acceptable in the Philippines. What does it show?
A. culture is illegal B. culture is uniform C. culture is relative D. culture is a phenomenon
_______ 38. The idea that cultural elements can be understood in the culture in which they are used is known
as _______.
A. cultural universal B. cultural relativism C. cultural trait D. cultural relativism
_______ 39. Which of the statements shows ethnocentrism?
A. I do not like jazz. B. I believe in my religion.
C. My religion is the only religion which embodies truth. D. I do not like pork.
_______ 40. Which of the following is NOT an example of intangible culture?
A. belief in atheism B. belief in God C. the commandment “thou shall not kill‟ D. crucifix
_______ 41. Intangible culture: non-material culture; Tangible culture: _____.
A. high culture B. unmaterial culture C. material culture D. ideal culture
_______ 43. Which of the following is NOT a species of Hominid?
A. Zinjanthropus B. Ramapithecus C. Australopithecus africanus D. Australopithecus robustus
_______ 44. It was found by Donald Johanson and named as Lucy.
A. Australopithecus africanus B. Australopithecus afarensis
C. Australopithecus robustus D. Ramapithecus
_______ 45. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
A. cro-magnon B. tabon man C. callao man D. peking man
_______ 46. Peking Man: China; Java Man _______.
A. India B. Africa C. Japan D. Indonesia
_______ 47. It is the lengthiest of the eon and where the earliest life forms started.
A. Proterozoic B. Phanerozoic C. Precambrian D. Hadean
_______ 48. All of the following are mechanisms of biological evolution EXCEPT:
A. mutilation B. drift C. migration D. selection
_______ 49. It was the first day of school. Mrs. Tiburcia prepared activities which will make her Grade 12
students sing, play, talk, learn and introduce themselves to the class. What process did the teacher
emphasize?
A. enculturation B. socialization C. indoctrination D. acculturation
_______ 50. When Chuchay was in Grade 1, everytime she goes home with a perfect score in a test, her
parents gives her extra allowance. Everytime she does something wrong, she is reprimanded. Now that she is
in Grade 2, she tries her best to get perfect scores in tests because of the reward and avoids doing something
wrong because of the punishment. What does this situation illustrate?
A. cognitive learning B. identity formation C. operant conditioning D. classical conditioning